Opinion
Editorial — Big Tech steamrolls newspapers
Today’s editorial is courtesy of our friend and newspaper colleague Brett Wesner, chair of the National Newspaper Association. ...
Opinion
Editorial — Time to support local news is now
Today we hand over this space to Dean Ridings, CEO of the America’s Newspapers trade organization, for an ...
Opinion
Bipartisan budget good for Virginia
Government gridlock can frustrate partisans on both sides of the aisle, but in a purple state like Virginia, ...
Opinion
Your Turn — Prepare for hurricane season
The Virginia House and Senate passed two budget bills and sent the budget to the governor last Wednesday, ...
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Tax relief coming eventually
Last Wednesday, a budget agreement was reached between House and Senate negotiators. We have been waiting since mid- ...
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Your Turn — Elections and redistricting
Over the course of the last two years, much has been reported about how political districts will look ...
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A rallying cry for public schools
The alarm bells will be muted — even ignored — thanks to bitter partisan division over public education, ...
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Your turn — Proud of SVCC graduates
Southside Virginia Community College hosted an in-person commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14. The event, held on the ...
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Opinion — Tax cuts vs tax cuts
There is a real dilemma in Virginia politics currently. Last November, one of the issues that Glenn Youngkin ...
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Opinion — Once upon a time
In the 1980s, (we had just recovered from the high inflation of the 1970s which had stagnated our ...
Opinion
Let’s start a chain reaction
This is our community and each of us has the power to shape it for the better. While ...
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Opinion — Unintended consequences – death!
Sometimes readers wonder if what happens in Richmond and Washington will really affect their lives. This past week, ...
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Opinion — Full speed ahead
The General Assembly is now running at full speed. The first week or two was focused on making ...
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Opinion — Safe students, Safe communities
We’ve been hard at work for nearly three weeks now in the Virginia General Assembly, and we’ve already ...
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Opinion — Keeping our promises
On Saturday, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Governor Winsome Sears, and Attorney General Jason Miyares took the oath of ...
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Opinion — Race of the lemmings
Thank you Senator Joe Manchin. Every American should appreciate that Senator Manchin was the one Democrat that refused ...
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Opinion —The season of hope
This is the season where, each year, most of us step back and reflect on life and look ...
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Opinion — Remembering Virginia O’Hanlon
It was a different world back in 1897. From our perspective, it might seem to have been a ...
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EDITORIAL – Say thanks to a veteran
It’s been a century since the last Virginians who fought in World War I came home. Veterans Day ...
Editorials
Editorial — Crash or accident?
There seems to be a lot of traffic crashes lately, and whether that’s attributable to the pandemic, a ...
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Editorial — Reflect and remember
In last Friday’s newspaper, we published coverage of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, ...
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Where were you?
Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? From the beginning, it ...
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Editorial – School Board can’t continue to shut out the public
Prince Edward County has some excellent public meeting facilities where citizen leaders can hear and address the concerns ...
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Your vote highlights local businesses
The nominations are in and the ballots are set for the annual Reader’s Choice, an opportunity for you ...
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Editorial — Crossroads needs a strong board
During this time when the Crossroads Community Service Board is searching for an executive director, it would be ...
COVID-19
Editorial – What’s wrong with us?
Dear Prince Edward County citizens: What is the hold up? As Virginia celebrates reaching the 70% mark for ...
Opinion
Editorial – Our schools have to do better
Prince Edward Supervisor Jim Wilck is absolutely right. The Prince Edward School system has to perform better academically. ...